Russia

Watch: TV reporter punched during live broadcast

Police described the journalist's attacker as a known football hooligan.

3 August 2017

China

Watch: China's oldest panda mom just had twins

Even pandas are having babies later in life.

3 August 2017

Switzerland

Man pays €8,700 for a glass of whisky

3 August 2017

World News

Britain versus America: Who has the oldest skydiver?

A transatlantic tussle is underway involving two men aged over 100 - to determine who is the world record holder

1 August 2017

Earth News

A diamond that literally immortalises your love

The connection between cremated remains and luxury fashion might not be an obvious one.

1 August 2017

Greece

Dog shows maternal instincts by breastfeeding kitten

31 July 2017

Brazil

Sky-high dining Brazilian style

There's a new spin on the traditional summer barbecue after a group of Brazilians took a national pastime to dizzying heights and tried to bag a new world record into the bargain.

31 July 2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai dogs get own air-conditioned park and pool

It appears a dog's life isn't so bad after all. At least in Dubai, where an indoor dog park claiming to be the world's biggest opened last April.

27 July 2017

USA

US prison inmates film jailbreak

Footage filmed by escaped inmates shows how they used a bunk bed leg to break out of jail

27 July 2017

USA

Man ‘smuggled venomous snakes in crisp container’

26 July 2017

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Mud festival kicks off in South Korea

Revellers danced and wrestled in South Korea's capital of mud as a nine-day festival in the quaint coastal city of Boryeong kicks off.

21 July 2017

Canada

What protocol is advised when meeting the Queen?

Here are some rules anyone coming into contact with British royalty might like to follow.

20 July 2017

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Goat yoga becomes increasingly popular across the United States

More and more people across the United States are taking up practicing yoga with goats.

18 July 2017

Switzerland

Frozen bodies of couple missing since 1942 found in Swiss Alps

They were last seen going to milk their cows midway through World War II.

18 July 2017

France

Frenchman creates fake speed trap to slow down motorists

17 July 2017

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Trash orchestra takes music world by storm

16 July 2017

Germany

13-year-old gives away several thousand euros in order 'to make new friends'

10 July 2017

Norway

Norwegians help re-erect penis-shaped rock formation

7 July 2017

Finland

What are the rules of 'wife carrying'?

The 22nd Wife-Carrying World Championships took place in Finland, where the sport originated, on July 3.

4 July 2017

Japan

How more men in Japan are turning to ‘rubber romance’

2 July 2017